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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-01

BORROWING TO PAY FOR THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Music sold time ago TO VIII
lam p. Douglas OF DOurs.ton, L. l., BY William b. Dins
more fe Auguss for s325oo0 The deed was re
corded the Registers dee yesterday The proerIy
sold subject mortgage the payment OF Sl9a"oo
to rIecniOrs Schenck Mr. Do gaS by mort
IN recorded on TUESDAY, Dor owed $500 the Con-
meet cut Mutual Lie Company 10 enable him TO
hpvf Than
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aENERAL NILES BREAKS RIsLEG.
THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS "a HOURS -
wAsUSeroS. Aug. 31.-Fsr New-England. fair wealth,
er. winds generally souherly slight changes In temper
AZURE.
For Eastern New-York, Eastern Pennsylvanla New
JERSEY and Delaware. fair weather. slightly warmer
variable winds, generally southerly.
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CASHIER BARrLErrE STOLE $4,000.

CHARLESTON. 8. c., Aug 81 tpeeiap.-rhe bank ex-
amner has just finished his report on the condiuon o
sumter National Bank which suspended on account
OF the deaeaon OF Cashier L. r. Barilettc The report
that Bsrette stole $50 900 which Is 100000 more
than the capital stock The bank has been In existence
about three years and OF the most thriving IN
the Stale. Bartlste Ia thought " be In New-fork.
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4 RIG GUsHBR" STRUCK IN OHIO.

TOLEDO Aug 3l.-An oil well was snot near W
mn the line of the Toledo. Columbus and southern hS'
,oad ,.stsrlav In three hours IL flied 9OODarrei
tank and in the first twenty -four hours lowed 3.ooV
6arrels 1t is largest well yet found IN tho oho o
esrritory nd is creating much excftenohI
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. CANADIAN STEAMER SEIZED.

suspEssroS BRIDGE Aug 3l.-fhe Collector OF Gus
..n. here this evening seized the Canadian steamer
Hastings at lewiston for violation OF tne 0a
Oleott. two American ports
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LIEUTENANT PERKINS GE1

LIEUTENANT PERKINS GETS THE ChihD
PouGHKEEPsIn. Aug. 3l.-Judge Barnaru .ou"' ~
drd his decision In the baby case giving the custody
o the child TO tue father Lieutenant Perkins Inc ona
vas taken out OF the city and VIII DO put ~
,barce OF wealthy southern relatives
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

TWO CABINET MINISTERS AT A MAINE FAIR.
BANGOR Me-. Aug 3l-Setretary and Mrs. Whitney and
Secretary and Mrs Fsrchid attended the Eastern Msloe
Fair to-day ant received by aud Mrs Bod
well and the Govdrnor's council aud staf.
THE BLAIR BILL. INDOORS fDIS NEW-HAMPsHIRE.
CONCORD N H.. Aug 3l.-The senate today passed the
House resolution 81 air the al biil by
strict parry vote 5 TO sthe Republicans voting In ths
Affirmative and the Democrats In the egatiye
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DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION

DEl4tOAlES ~ SlAIE NONNENllON
OeDKssBURo. Aug. 81 tspeeiai).-The Republican Con-
ton OF the lid Assembly District OF st. Lawrence
was held at Canton to-day Assemblymsh William III
Kimbal OF Canton. aud School Commissioner John A
Haig OF Madrid. we're renomnated by reclamation. Ex
Attorney General Leslie RUSSELL Of tantonj william
II. Kimball Of Canton John A. Dalzi OF Waddingtsni
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reeuER BEATS WALLACE ROSS.

s.pAroGA Aug 3I-In the regatta today Lee peat
49,, hut VIA. DISQUALIFIED by the referee Teemer I'm
f.bed several lengths ahead Of Ross and Piasted was
All cd Nv Bubear,
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PA ssIoN PLAY PROHIBITED.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug 3l-The authorities have prohip
ated the of Christ ana the
Virgin in O Passion Play" by the colored people To-
~.s.
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lit can make no real difference to you when the

lit can make no real difference to you when the
tax Is paid-in no event will your income be affect
ed The collateral inheritance statute" expressly
provides for such a case. The value If the prop
erty is to be appraised Immediately after the death
OF the testator. Ito charitable institution to
whom such bequest is made then has the option Of
paying the tax at of its treasury or Of
giving bonds to the people of the state. in three
times the amount that the tax will be paid, with
interest, when it comes into possession. The
amount Of the tax remains as lien on the prop
er;y. You quite right in surprising that it
would he harsh and inequtable to require the pay
uent of the tax out of your life interest," Ed
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MARRIED.

sTRAKER-LUDLUM-Ou Wetna,tv. August II. nj
CHRIST Church PomptOn v l.. Nv tho Rev Ha old Arrnw
smith, OF Bergen Point Henry Straker it, OF Riding MIL.
OnTyne England, and CatIarne laughter OF James Lui
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TOO FTYIOAL FOR TEXAS BOURBONS.
kvou, The CAteaoo fnt<r.Ocsan

Eugene Higgins has lost caste among old lners
since n was ANNOUNCED that HIS favorte tpple 10 Iced
champagne" Down In Texas 40 man u regarded ~
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A Wouder

The perfect workmanship and hah quality OF the new
White Caps Cross Country and Latest English Cigarettes
Sold by all hrst.cass dealers
KINNEY TOBACCO Co. Sew.Yorx.
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Puueffs Essence OF Jamaica Ginger, a no1ss1o't
remedy for collie cholera morbus cold. chls All trleL
warming aud stimulating the whole system For sale "
grocers and druggists.
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SPECIAL N,tlrss.
Tenth season
MRS. NICE L X A 4 X !
HOMEMADE

PRESERVED
BRANDED
sPIcED rRurr4
Jsiiss Jams Pickle, ,ut dincs deit<
Pure Red Curraut Jey usts Jt currtlt ucs bnt slys
and nothing elsa Evsrvtliny put up glass lrs Sat
orders early Goods until f For pricss refsrence
&C addrrsa Mrs SARAH McELRArH,
1898 Degraw.st, Brooklyn. v. Y.
Twenty third Assembly District Enrolled gepabiicans
Regular monthly meeting at Harlsn Hall north side OF
l25ts Lexington and 4th aves Thursday even
ing September /. 1887 at o'clock ASHBEL r. Fitch,
CHAKLEs RoHDF, secretary. President
sixteenth Assembly District Enrolled Republican
Regular hly Thursday ev-nny september
1887 at q clock AT 3rocers Hail. 2l3 East 23d-st.
JOHN II. CAvANAGH Seoy. HENRY kROPt, FresL
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SELECTIONS FROM TIE MAILBAG.
A. WIDOWS LIFE INTEREST NOT TAXED.

10 hs Edffor OF TIE rrtbune.
SIR: am a cbildless widow few days before
my husbands death law WAS passed taxing legacies
not bequeathed TO the next of kin. Ny husband
willed to me oue-haf OF bis estate absolutely, a
sister $4,000 and the remainder tor my during
my lifetime Alter my death the portion given to me
for life goes 10 various charities and two nephrws
Now, when IS this tax be paid at this time after
nv death Ii the tax Is taken out of The amount
given to ne for my it will make considerable
difference with my income, aud think it Ia robbing
HE to take the tar now. IL is question thai inter
esis great many. shall be greatly obliged Tor
your opinion to when it should bs paid Respect
tullv yours. CHENANGo COUNTY
Oxford Aug 81, 1887.
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THE COMPLAINT OF The VERMONT FARMERS.

SARATocA, Aug 81 Observation-Disclosures Schoon-
maker OF Kingston. of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, was IN saratoga tonight He said; am
iourneyng to Rutlsnd. w. where the members OF the
hoard will listen tomorrow 20 arguments the
pnts of the farmers OF Vermont and the Boston and
Albany Railroad that the Vermont Central Railroad
and its ally the Grand Trunk Railway OF Canada are
cutting secrety their Western tara rates. Senator
Edmunds will make the argument for the Vermont
farmers who complain that tho 10 ~ through rates Of
the Vermont Central and unlustly high local rates
make il impossible Tor them 10 compete with Western
farmers even In Vermont They want protection to
home industry. and of Senator Edmunds 10 an
expert on that subject The Governor OF Vermont has
also appointed other counsel for the farmers as they
say that they are so poor in consequence OF western
competition that they cannot afford 10 pay lawyer
themselves. The Boston and Albany ana the New
York Central complain that the Vermont Centrai mas
been violating Its printed talin rates. cutting "nae1
them"
EI,KINs AND wIDENER BUYING CHICAGO ROADS.
Cu,cAGo Aug Sl.-Messrs Elkius and widsner OF
Philadelphia representing the noted syndicate that owns
the broadway Surface Railway and many other valuable
franchises left Chicago for the East last night after
having acquired controlling interest in the West d.
vision Street Railway Company OF this city Tho
of the transaction have not been made public. In
serbs tie Chicago city PASSENGER Company AS the
sypdcate already possesses tho North Division Company
there remains only street railway In chicago not
within s grasp That the South side Company which
seems TO want also II understood that the syndi
cate has been actively negotiating for the South Side
property and has offered the holders Si20oo,0OO.
DOES COMMISSIONERS FINK WANT TO RETIRE
CHICAGO, Aug. 81" The Times tomorrow will
says 1t is understood that when Chairman Fink. Of
the Eastern Trunk lines. returns from his three
months European vacation, he will insist upon being
granted permanent leave His assistant, v'ce-chair-
man Gufsrd. will be made trathc manager OF the
New-Y York Central The programme will eliminate In
the appointment OF Chairman Blanchard, OF the Cen.
trail frahic Association as the successor OF Mr. Fink"
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
AT meeting OF tho board Of directors OF the Min
eral Range Railroad yesterday r. B. Leoms was elected
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FORAKER COMES OUT BEST AGAIN

sound In HIS Democracy unless no shuts both eyes and
drinks whlskey straight from tho bottle tin cup
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RELIEF FROM RUMORED DISTRESS

RELIEF FROM RUNOhED DID hESo.
A LARGE SALE OF ASSETS BY THE OREGON AND
TRANsCoNTINENTAL COMPANY
Negotiations for the sale OF large amount Of assets Of
the Oregon and TrauscOntinental Company 10 the for
eign syndicate represented by Henry Willard, for
president OF the Ore the Northern Pacific
companies, nearly completed yesterday The sale
comprises S3.0O00O0 Oregon Railway and Navigation
bonds which have been carried by the Oregon and
TranscontInental Company for some time and several
millions OF Navigation stock held in the treasury mo
amount or the stock was stated yarously at from
S3OOOOOO TO S6OOO0OO and the variety or Tue runors
was due chiefly To the fact that the terms were
not positively agreed npon The transaction when com,
company OF it's burden of floating debt and enable IL
devote greater attention To tho protection OF us large
interest IN the Northern Pacific road. The Oregon kali
way and Navigation property Is leased 10 The Union
Pacific Railway for guaranteed dividend or
OF large block Of the stock is not con-
sdered absolutely essential by the friends OF tue com
pany II the sales does not exceed S3OoOoOO or the
the company Will sill have S5OOOOOO LETT IN
its while its holdings OF the Northern Pacific
stocks and other securities Will not be impaired.
The contemplated sale has an Interesting Dear
Pacific Company at the approaching election.
The Oregon and Transcontinen al Company leads the
osition the present management or that company
and In consequence ruDors have been circulated
and president 1t was Thought In some quarters that
TIE attack made with the expectatina that me
might be distributed IL the necessities
result appeared yesterday be directly opposite TO these
hopes
In the negotiations MIR Willard represents syndcate
OF German bankers aud Is not impossible that ne may
est The sale had absolutely completed yester
day and shese details were not arranged
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president and George K Chsss vies-Prssidspt rhsss
Offices Alisd recently b. Henry Ives and George

president and George K Chsss vics-prssidspA Thsss
ceces were Alsd recently b. Renry Ives snd George
h. 6tayner.
CONCORD. N. r., Aug 3l.-Tn the House today . ~
port OF the Railroad Committee favorins ieass OF n
Boston and lowell Railroad to the Boston and Maine
was presented and accepted O. C. Moore, OF Nashua,
moved an Indefinite postponement of the bill Pending
action the House adjourned
BETHLEHEM. Penn. Aug. 31.-Robsrt II. sayre second
vce-presdent OF the Lehgh Valley Railroad denies that
his company IA Surveying line of railroad from Bsthls
hem to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 81 tSpeciaB. acton of the
anthracite companies ir the Lehgh region in making
reduction OF ten cents per lump coal to
and the action Of tho railroad companies IN that region
reducing the tolls coal to the furnaces seven cents
per t0n have created considerable tax iron circles
The coal and railroad companies contend that the 70
ductions made because both tolls and prices were
higher to furnace men In that region than IN Other
anthracite fields Iron contend. however, that the
reductions abe meet the reductions which have
recently been made in the prices OF iron.
The Baltimore and OHIO has within the past day
taken mp number OF large loans in this city. and
this has Led prominent fnancers TO think that the Bat
more and Ohio has made u important deal
GENERAL MILES BREAKS HTSLEG.
Los Angel rs, Aug. 81. General Nelson A. Miles
thrown from tally no coach near here last
ing and had ns right leg broken at Inc ankle several
others sustained slight injuries BY the same accident
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rs zhdrew Wheeler Mrs Thomas Batch. MT. and Mrs.
"a Peabody OF Danves.. Mass MT; d Mrs Richard
FULTON. OF New-York; and Mrs. John " L. Pruyn and
0r. Lewis Balch. Of Albany.
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4 VORD HERE AND THERE

DR.. j. II. Baxter. OF Washington. Purvcyor General
to tie United States Army accom- panied by Alrs.
Baxter at the Filth Avenue Holel on tuesday.
They were on their way home iion weeks visit IN
Vermont where tie doc OF was oorn. lie has nof
been at the Old homestead IN i've years until tui'
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HOURS: Morning.

TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS
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DOING AWAY wIrH GRADE CROSSINGS.

DOING AWAY WITH GRADE CROSSINGS.
Whatever complaint may be made in Connecticut over
the grade crossings of tho New-York, New-Iaven and
Hartford Railroad tour OF the road in this State shows
considerable progress In the work OF abolishng them.
In Mount Vernon the Sixth and Fourth crossings
both nave gates for protection when trains approach
ing al passing but the plan is sink the tracks below
tho grade of The work OF reducing the only
grade crossing in ielhamve to unergrade Is rly
co pletc At New-ROchec the oil Boston post road Is
the railroad and the work Is IN rapid
progress AT Mamaroneck the Neaver-st crossing mas
been carried the road by OF bridge. Rock
lnndays being bridge and the work Is nearly done
Plans carrying Grand Parksve under the grade OF
the tracks have been filed with tho highway commits
sinner, and when their consent Is obtained work will
begin Mt This Is the situation at Mamaroneck-
ave- where there are gates. In Harrison the work
OF carrying Wests. Featherbed Lane and arrisonaye.
over the tracks by bridge Il making progress. At
RYE Ora lest has been discontinued grade crossing
WAY N0rh-st. Is now lag changed into overhead
crossing Work to make Purchase-ave into under
grade crossing In progress and gaes there at
present At Por Mainst is carried under
the railroad The plan has been approved by the local
authorities but gates protect the crossing West
chesfer.ave IL also 10 be carried under the tracks
This makes eighteen grade crossings in the state OF
New York which New Haven company has abolished
or preparing TO abolish fast possible There are
two grade crossings In Portcnester tat Adeest and
Upper Nanst that the company intends to abandon as
soon Us feaslbls plans be agreed upon When this
work is complete there will not be single crossing at
grade In this State on the New-Haven line
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MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
AT meeting OF the board Of directors OF the Min
era Range Railroad yesterday r. B. Leomis was elected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-01
BOND ISSUES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

A MORTGAGE RECORDED TO SECURE $l6,ooo'ooo
OF SECURITIES.
SAN. FRAScrsCo, Aug. 3l.-rhe Central Pacinc Kan
road Company has fled document in the Recorders
offices which mortgages nearly. II not ALL the visible
property of that company. The property decided In
trust goes to the payment, interest and tho
principal Of sixteen thousand 81 900 bonds redeemaole
hftv years from October l. 1886, and drawing u per
per annuEn, pas able somi-annually Tho
document apple to other sections of the state
had been fled In five counties before was placed on
record here. but public attention not drawn To It,
The acts oi toEtss granting the lands deecflptons
OF tho property included In the grants and nerIninaDie
uetail Of branch roads, with rolling stock. pets and
waterfront privileges, set fOrth al length.
The main fact disclosed IL that $lO0OOO0O worth
OF bonds authorized 10 be Ssced In January,
to catlug debts the bonds to run for thirty
years, and S5.OOO.OUO worth were issued In October
1885 Ten million dollars worth more were author
tied to be placed the market, and - 900 worth
issued to redeem the outstanding bonds OF tho
previous issue. Then followed the cement now
record issue the 10000 bonds of the denomination
OF ~ 900 each, To mature hfty years honce. IL is
thought that tho money Is needed by the company TO
complete pro jcctcd roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-20

SIMPLE LITTLE NsfRCNESr WHICH Is READILY CON.
VERIFIED INTO A BCRGiARs TOOL
From the Cincinni ii Enquirer.
II Is q singular tact that nine out OF ten OF the
''bums" and tramps brought into the station-house
have on thsir person shoe buttoncr. No matter
what kind OF shoes they wear, still they have one
OF these simpe instruments. Lieutenant Ham,
brock decided week ago TO make collection OF
the shOe-buttoners taken from the prisoners
brought into Bremen-street station. IN the seven
days they numbered eighteen, and, like Young
ladies do with their strings OF buttons, he at
tached them together. He has now chain some
hook end IS bent into a variety OF snspsA
This penchant for having buttoners at
tracted the attention OF the detectives
Long and as Was Se s quite nnrsse SSss
II happened TO ssrise some bright-ininced my"
that the little instrument, usually very nextbie
could be made to do the work OF q skeleton hey,
as far a. the locks In common Use were concerned
In reality, the shoe-buttODer, TO all intents end
purposes, was converted into burglars tool, and
plement In arranging ones toilet. The possession
Of skeleton key Is Q serious ofIense aud carries
With tt conviction OF penal term. The law. how
ever, cannot regard the shoe-butt0ner as q con.
as wel fortined with It as with the burg lars
favos1te tool since, which properly shaped,
It does the work equally as we'll The expert can
pick lock with one OF these little iron hooks with
as much facility as y he had . skeleton KEY, add
yet II caught with Il In his possession enjoys Inn
muntty from the statute covering the OdcnSe.
Usually, when one OF these instruments h found
on . pis0nefs person 1t Is thrown away, or per.
hapA given back u the owner Is releaied No
N " g y inert
could Be traced 70 them would very probsbiy
prove startling.
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I'd EDITION.
Latest q6leglans to The Stal.
SALISBURY CONFIDENT.
He Declares That the Anti.COefciOm
Agitation Has Failed.

LONDON, April 2O.-Lord Salisbury, In an address
delivered last night before the Primrose League at
Albert Palace, the occasion being the sixth ami
versary OF the death Of the Earl OF Beaeonsfield,
Easter holidays by the opposition had failed, and
that the governments cause was the countrys.
The government stood in Ireland facing vast
neutrality-suspicious. terrorism and crime, against
which the government intended to struggle with
all the powers parliament would grant.
he attempted to prove that his party's prospects
were very bright. The present irish crimes bill
would not compare in stringency with Mr.. Glad
people were Imprisoned without trial This could
not De done under the present bill. The soppres-
sion Of crime in Ireland did not mean the suppres-
ing Bill Sykes did not interfere with lib
erty. Yet Mr.. Gladstone condemned this crimes
in catchwords. Mr.. Gladstone, who had spent his
Als In changing his opinions, mentioned those
who separated from him in the tone OF father
almost prayed for them; but IL never occurred
70 Mr.. Gil dstone that perhaps they had some
thing to Complain Of They We're unable to change
bury ,prophesled that Mr., Gladstone would
ma 1t difficult to gather around him
nsT Is s1 So ece " aaa m n
stone gained? asked the premier.
A FLING At PARNELI-
He has gained the eighty-Six very devoted fol-
lowers Of Mr.. ParneI, Who had been ohai-
lenged with having approved murder, and
fused for him, to enter the witness-box,
and deny the charge And this course MIR. Glad
stone approved. Mr.. Parnell had been assisted
with funds subscribed by men who advocated
murder. When man was accused In such man.
nef, II was not open to him to put the accusation
aside with eopiOus use OF the elegant vocabulary
his friends had introduced into the house OF COM
mons. He was bound to enter the witness-boX
an, deny the charges against him most sOielnnly.
How could MIR. Gladstone 20 before the cOuIl-
try associated with men who refused to submit
such a question to the Judgment of an
English jury. The speaker did not believe in the
Gladstone horoscope. The victory MIR. Gladstone
obtained in 1850 was won by q flood OF Inisrep-
resentari0n that could not be repeated. The con-
seryatives were now an organized party, powerful
to refute falSehOOd and to disseminate the truth.
BIGGAR WILL BEGIN SUIT.
The London Globe of this evening says that Mr..
Biggar viii sue the Times for libel, and make the
articles on "Parnell1sm and Crime the basis Of
the action.